Autonomous vehicle sensor cleaning system

An autonomous vehicle control system, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors;
• and
• a sensor cleaning system that performs individualized cleaning of the plurality of sensors, the sensor cleaning system comprising:
• a fluid source that supplies a fluid, wherein the fluid source comprises a tank that stores a pressurized volume of the fluid;
• a first flow control device located within the pressurized volume of the fluid and included in a manifold within the tank, wherein the first flow control device controls a first flow of the fluid from the fluid source;
• and
• a first sensor cleaning unit to clean a first sensor of an autonomous vehicle using the fluid from the fluid source that is controlled by the first flow control device, wherein the first sensor cleaning unit corresponds to the first sensor.

An autonomous vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors;
• and
• a sensor cleaning system that performs individualized cleaning of the plurality of sensors, the sensor cleaning system comprising:
• a fluid source that supplies a fluid, wherein the fluid source comprises a tank that stores a pressurized volume of the fluid;
• a flow control device located within the pressurized volume of the fluid and included in a manifold within the tank, wherein the flow control device controls a flow of the fluid from the fluid source;
• and
• a sensor cleaning unit to clean a first sensor of an autonomous vehicle using the fluid from the fluid source that is controlled by the flow control device, wherein the sensor cleaning unit corresponds to the first sensor.